Castillo San Cristóbal

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fortress historic site military fortification tourist attraction

Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Castillo San Cristóbal canonical 9
San Cristóbal Castle 2
Castillo de San Cristóbal, San Juan 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial military architecture ⓘ
area approximately 27 acres ⓘ
builtBy Spanish Empire ⓘ
category Forts in Puerto Rico ⓘ
U.S. National Historic Site ⓘ
surface form: National Historic Sites in Puerto Rico

Spanish colonial fortifications in the Caribbean ⓘ
completedIn 1783 ⓘ
constructionStart 1634 ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
function coastal defense ⓘ
land defense ⓘ
garrisonedBy Spanish Army ⓘ
hasPart bastions ⓘ
garitas ⓘ
moats ⓘ
plaza de armas ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
sentry boxes ⓘ
tunnels ⓘ
underground galleries ⓘ
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criteria (vi) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
laterGarrisonedBy United States Army ⓘ
locatedIn San Juan ⓘ
surface form: Old San Juan

Puerto Rico ⓘ
San Juan ⓘ
locatedOn Puerto Rico ⓘ
surface form: Island of Puerto Rico
majorConstructionPeriod 18th century ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
material masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
near Castillo San Felipe del Morro ⓘ
notableFor being one of the largest Spanish fortifications in the New World ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
overlooks Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
partOf San Juan National Historic Site ⓘ
defensive system of San Juan ⓘ
purpose to protect San Juan from land-based attacks ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
significance key element of the fortifications of Old San Juan ⓘ
usedInConflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
visitorActivities guided tours ⓘ
historical interpretation exhibits ⓘ
worldHeritageSiteSince 1983 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Juan → hasLandmark → Castillo San Cristóbal ⓘ
Capitol of Puerto Rico → hasNearbySite → Castillo San Cristóbal ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Cristóbal Castle
La Fortaleza → nearbyFortification → Castillo San Cristóbal ⓘ
San Juan National Historic Site → hasPart → Castillo San Cristóbal ⓘ
San Juan city walls → hasPart → Castillo San Cristóbal ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Cristóbal glacis walls
San Juan Bay → hasLandmark → Castillo San Cristóbal ⓘ
Old San Juan → hasNotableSite → Castillo San Cristóbal ⓘ
San Juan municipality → hasLandmark → Castillo San Cristóbal ⓘ
San Juan City Hall → locatedNear → Castillo San Cristóbal ⓘ
Spanish Caribbean defensive system → hasPart → Castillo San Cristóbal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Castillo de San Cristóbal, San Juan
Atlantic coastal defenses of Puerto Rico → includes → Castillo San Cristóbal ⓘ
Casa Blanca → near → Castillo San Cristóbal ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Cristóbal Fortress
San Juan, Puerto Rico → hasNotableLandmark → Castillo San Cristóbal ⓘ
Plaza Colón → near → Castillo San Cristóbal ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Cristóbal Castle